Word: portion
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...several years past Mr. Nolen has been sinking slowly until, a few weeks ago, physicians considered that the end would be only a matter of time. Refusing to let his weakened condition interfere with the few classes which he still had on his schedule, he spend a portion of the last few days teaching from bed, keeping his engagements up to noon yesterday. It is thought that the unusually hot weather of the past week was largely responsible for the suddenness of his collapse...
This evening at 7.30 o'clock the portion of the Yard between Holworthy and Grays Halls will be closed to all but Seniors as a ceremony of Senior Day, an annual custom inaugurated this year...
...supported only by the lines of sagging wires. The one sturdy pole was doing more than its share in keeping the lines in order. "Today", he concluded, "the wires of civilization are sagging down. The Lord grant that the United States be strong enough to carry more than its portion of the burdens of the world--only so can we complete the work of our gallant dead...
...party is scheduled to arrive in Princeton early tomorrow morning where they will have their headquarters at the Cap and Gown Club. Practice on Lake Carnegie will occupy a substantial portion of the morning and afternoon, while Saturday afternoon will probably be devoted to a light work-out preparatory to the races late that afternoon...
...idea of giving opportunities to young men from England to obtain a portion of their education at three of the leading American universities, appealed most strongly to Mr. Davison. The accomplishment of this he would have assured had he lived. For this reason as well as for the inherent merits of the plan, Mrs. Davison is establishing the fund. The income from the trust is to be devoted to defraying the expenses of six English students, who will pass at least one year as undergraduates in three American universities, Harvard, Yale, and Princeton...